Ever go with the wrong call?

Did she use the ponytail to make herself bigger?

If a GK was the call everyone expected, I don't believe you made the wrong decision. You stated that "everyone started back up field", so they seemed to have agreed with your call.

 

One of my mentors has said, "if you're the only one on the field who thinks it's a corner(goal), it's a goal(corner) kick."
This does not apply to judgement calls, I.e. Foul/No Foul as in the Esse Baharmast case.

 

Agree here. If it hit her head (or glanced off any other part of her body), then you make the call, but hair is very dicey and if everyone else is going with it, then good call. Same for throw-ins. @timtheref is right that good here, not with fouls.

 

Yep. Been there, done that. It happens.

I don't really have any profound advice for the situation. My hopes have always been to avoid the mistakes that keep you from sleeping at night. And yes, I've made a few those, too.

Nobody referees the perfect game. All you can do is go out there, work your butt off, make decisions based on what you've seen and do it confidently.


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Was it "ball to hair" or "hair to ball"?

(BTW, not certain what I'd do either. Probably go with the flow.)

 

According to the feedback I get from the touch lines, I go with the wrong call more often than not.

 

I had a call a couple of weeks ago. I was AR 1 and there was a throw in right at the corner flag. I was watching across the line as the ball was played back to the thrower and was played on side by a defender on the very far side of the field. As I was watching the line, the ball was played out by someone over the end line. The referee signaled corner and I mirrored. I have no idea what happened or by who. Of course, the tying goal was scored on the corner which had the aggrieved coach laying into me for making a call, that apparently was wrong. I didn't say anything to him because my explanation would have taken 5 minutes to explain with me watching across the line and looking back to see the ball heading out.

 

Next fall it will be a "Hair Ball."

 

Goal kick.

 

Now if it had hit a manbun....CK.

 

What a bizarre thread.

You saw the ball go off a defender. Do your job and call the corner kick.

Not the end of the world that you went along to get along, but let's not pretend there was any underlying wisdom or virtue in doing so.

 

There are many times that non-verbal player input can help you make the correct call. I don't know how many times, in the PA, I've seen the ball go out over the goal line and been ready to signal a goal kick. Especially with balls coming in from the my corner. Then the defense will start setting up for a corner kick. Which way do you think I'm going to go? I'm going to do what the players expect in that situation. I'm there to assert my authority, not impose in.

 

Game management.

 

For the most part I agree. However, there are times when there is a slight deflection that very few including the players see. Most could be setting up to defend a corner kick, but you know that it is really a goal kick. There are also times that players lie. I have seen players go to retrieve the ball and try to take a throw-in when it is obvious that the thrown-in should go to the other team.

 

Players try to deceive the referee for their own advantage?

That is one minor source of irritation for me. The higher the level of competition, the higher the percentage of balls into touch where the players try to claim restarts that don't belong to them. Should be cautionable!

 

Of course, if the restart is in the team's favor, I'm going to be more assertive and give the restart according to what I saw, correct or not. If an entire team is conceding a restart that is obviously to their determent, such as a corner kick, I will tend to go that route unless I'm absolutely positive. An example would be, Team A has several attackers in and around the opposing PA. I'm with the ball as Team A midfielder sends a long ball toward the goal that knicks a defender then goes long over the goal line. Only you and probably the other two nearby know of the deflection, so everyone near the goal from both teams starts heading up field to set up for a goal kick. In that case, I would give the corner because I'm absolutely sure. Throw ins are one thing, but the difference between a GK and CK can be game changing.

 

Half the players think I'm going with the wrong call most of the time ....

Good points here about doing what the teams expect. However for those who may be reading along, I'd warn that this might NOT be the best practice for the younger ages. Often they don't know what is happening, and they are waiting for the ref to tell them what's next. What you see as the attackers backing away as if it should be a goal kick might just be them milling about until they see the ref's decision. Just because they don't immediately get into position for a corner doesn't mean they think it's not a corner.

 

This is good advice for the younger age groups. But for older and more experienced players, it is often wiser to
allow the teams to agree on the decision themselves.
The original LOTG described the main function of the referee was to "decide disputed incidents." He was off the pitch,
and would make a decision only when asked. Hence his title, referee the person who is referred to.
Sometimes this is still the thing to do, but very rarely.

I think that something like this still exists in high level tournament golf.

PH